This is a little ACEO (2.5 by 3.5 inches) with a quote by Julia Cameron who wrote "The Artist's Way".   I love the quote but I must admit that I've never read the book.  The idea of "morning pages" just seemed like too much writing.  However, I have often though this very thing, especially when I'm painting with watercolor.  I haven't checked the other illustrations yet and Im wondering if anyone else used this quote.  It just seemed too perfect for this prompt!

Every month the Melange Team on Etsy has a challenge on the team blog.  It is to create a mixed media work with the word of the month.  This month the word is "Beginning".   Very appropriate for January.  I instantly thought of these little girls who are just starting out on a big adventure.  They come from an old Dick and Jane reader (illustrated by Eleanor Campbell and Keith Ward), but they don't stay in their Dick and Jane world.  Nope, suddenly they are in my spacey world of Citra-Solv altered paper. It’s a world full of mystery, danger and beauty.   At the end of the story, they will be the keepers of the world.  It is, of course, our world. 

The Melange Team challenge is open to everyone who wants to enter and the team is home to many talented mixed-media artists, so make sure you click yourself over there!

This illustrates many random thoughts that go through my head that I can't easily put into words. It's an ACEO made with Citra-Solv paper and paint pens and the dictionary definition of "dust".   It's very cold outside today and I was thinking about how cold it is in space, as well as dusty!  We had better look after our planet because as beautiful as space may be, it  is far too cold for us.